Background and Review of Literature: Operating room (OR) fires can inflict devastating harm to healthcare organizations, staff, patients, and caretakers. All perioperative staff members need specific education on preventing and managing OR fires. Student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) should receive thorough fire prevention and management training during their didactic training before entering clinical rotations to increase patient and staff safety. Purpose: This is a project aimed to determine if implementing an electronic OR fire training module would increase the knowledge and confidence of first-year SRNAs attending a small private Catholic university in the mid-west before heading into their clinical rotations. Methods:81 research articles concerning current knowledge and education in OR fires were analyzed. Implementation Plan/Procedure: A pre-education intervention assessment questionnaire was completed to establish a knowledge baseline. A module was developed to provide critical education on OR fire safety, in which 34 SRNAs participated in the project. A post-education assessment questionnaire revealed increased knowledge and confidence in OR fire prevention and management. The SRNA participants also completed a modified Educational Practices Questionnaire-Curriculum Likert-scale tool that allowed them to give feedback to the course presenters regarding whether their educational needs were met. The sample population size of only 34 participants limits the interpretation of the results. Further investigation into using electronic training modules to increase knowledge and confidence should be explored.

Creator

• Rex, Tyler A.

• Scheuher, Vincent S.

Contributors

• Ranalli, Lee

• Stelflug, Bradley

Language

• English

Keyword

• operating room

• surgical

• safety

• fire

• Student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs)

• fire prevention and management training

Date created

• 2023

Resource type

• Research Paper

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